Trampoline - kicking my butt!!!

So the trampoline trip was successful - I fit it all in my father-in-law's suburban - thank goodness I borrowed that, otherwise I would have been in some serious trouble!

The good thing is that it was completely taken apart (except for the safety net, which wasn't that bad).  The bad thing is that it took me a while to put it together because I had no instructions and no idea what went where!

So I put it together - got the brace put together with the legs, then had to take it apart in three areas to flip it over and needed Sara - my wife - to help me with that.

O.K. - now I can do the rest......

Began putting all the springs on (I didn't know that you weren't suppose to go in order by the way), so I just kept going until I got about 75% done and then it was unbelieveably difficult to get the other 25% done!!! 

BUT I DID IT!!!! I sucked it up, put some gloves on (I had to protect my girly hands), and got a little dirty!

Then came the poles that supported the safety net.......ummmmm.......the poles aren't lining up!?!?!?

Hmmm....would have been nice if I would have thought about that before putting all of the springs on.  The holes in the spring pad did not line up with the holes in the brace/foundation.

I HAD TO TAKE ALL THE SPRINGS OFF and put them back on again!

Nightfall......I am going to finish it tonight!

Ady, Riley, & Kinsley will have to wait - sorry girls - your birthday present is coming - hang in there!!!!!!

Poor girls - they're suffereing because of their TOTALLY "UNHANDYMAN" DADDY!